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Mar 9, 2025
Uniform Object’s Latest Collection Heralds the Machina Era in Jewelry
A mechanics-inspired jewelry line balances industrial bolts with diamonds and pearls to create tension-driven designs. 
Emily S. Rosenberg
emily.s.rosenberg@fifthavemag.com
The Shield ring ($38,000), featuring 2.52 cts. emerald-cut diamonds, exemplifies the precision and tension at the heart of Machina.
Uniform Object’s Machina line introduces a bold interplay of raw mechanical components and refined gemstones, positioning jewelry as both statement and sculpture. By incorporating 18k-gold bolts alongside antique-cut diamonds and lustrous pearls, designer David Farrugia exposes the “subtle beauty of mechanics” and reframes hardware as high jewelry .
The collection’s signature piece, the Machina Swivel ring, features a bolt-secured, dual-faced vessel that rotates on the band, offering two distinct looks in a single design. Similarly, the Machina huggie earring uses a bolt-shaped bezel to magnify its round diamond, creating the illusion of a larger stone and underscoring the collection’s precision engineering ethos .
Amid rising gold prices, the imposing Shield cuff stands out: 300 grams of solid 18k gold set with 7.72 cts. of emerald-cut diamonds, it exemplifies Machina’s “formidable metal structure.” Available in two sizes and paired with a matching Shield ring, these pieces demonstrate how industrial scale can coexist with meticulous craftsmanship .
Founded in 2021 by Farrugia and his wife Katie Hansson, Uniform Object draws on their complementary backgrounds in marketing, art direction, and law. Their partnership enables a balance of avant-garde vision and operational rigor, with each new collection—and its accompanying imagery—reflecting a dialogue between bold conceptual artistry and enduring technical mastery .
Emily S. Rosenberg is the senior editor, news at 5th Ave. Magazine, covering mechanical design trends and the gold jewelry side of jewelry.
